In shortNumber 1 in our ranking is Squid Game, followed by Stranger Things and Dark.
What are the best Netflix series? We chose only the platform’s own productions (or ones Netflix made its own), combining audience success, critical acclaim and cultural impact.
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1. Squid Game
South Korea · 2021–2025
People in debt compete in deadly children's games for a huge cash prize. A global phenomenon that proved a Korean-language series could be the most watched on the planet.
2. Stranger Things
United States · 2016–2025
The 1980s, bikes, monsters and friendship. The series that made Netflix a generational phenomenon, with premieres that broke the internet.
3. Dark
Germany · 2017–2020
Time travel and intertwined families in a German town. Complex, dark and with a complete ending: one of the platform's highest-rated series.
4. The Crown
United Kingdom · 2016–2023
The reign of Elizabeth II recreated with lavish production values and three different actresses playing the queen across the decades.
5. Money Heist
Spain · 2017–2021
It started on Spain's Antena 3 and Netflix turned it into a global phenomenon. For years, the platform's most-watched non-English-language series.
6. The Queen's Gambit
United States · 2020
An orphaned chess prodigy in the 1960s. Seven episodes that sparked a worldwide boom in chessboard sales.
7. Narcos
United States and Colombia · 2015–2017
The rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, with a memorable Wagner Moura. It paved the way for Netflix's big Spanish-language series.
8. Mindhunter
United States · 2017–2019
FBI agents interview serial killers to understand how they think. With David Fincher behind it, it is pure psychological tension.
9. BoJack Horseman
United States · 2014–2020
An animated series about a washed-up actor who is a horse that ends up as one of the most honest portraits of depression and fame.
10. Wednesday
United States · since 2022
The Addams Family's daughter at a boarding school full of mysteries, with Tim Burton behind the camera. Her dance went viral around the world.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most-watched Netflix series?
The first season of Squid Game (2021) is the most-watched series in the platform's history, according to figures published by Netflix.
Which Netflix series should I watch if I like mysteries?
Dark, the German time-travel series, is one of the most recommended: three seasons with a complete story.
Would you change the order?
Tell us what's missing, what shouldn't be here or what you'd put at number 1.